RYA Sea Survival Handbook (E-G43) - Royal Yachting Association

RYA Sea Survival Handbook (E-G43)

By Royal Yachting Association

  • Release Date: 2017-12-05
  • Genre: Water Sports

Description

This book is the official text for the RYA Basic Sea Survival Course and the RYA/World Sailing Offshore Safety Course and supports World Sailing approved Offshore Personal Survival courses. It also highlights the importance of having the correct safety equipment and will also give you the knowledge of how and when to use it, making it invaluable for anyone who takes a boat offshore for racing or cruising.

The edition of the RYA Sea Survival Handbook is the official text for the RYA Basic Sea Survival Course and the RYA/World Sailing Offshore Safety Course. It has been updated with new information, chapter summaries and guidance on how to respond to emergencies at sea and is invaluable for anyone who takes a boat offshore.
Chapters include:

• Before you leave
• Calling for Help
• Understanding Weather
• MOB Prevention
• Fire Control

This book is written by Keith Colwell who works at the RNLI as a Community Incident Reduction Manager, managing a large team of volunteer safety advisers, who provide a safety advice service to the both the boating and general public. Keith is an RYA Yachtmaster, an RYA Powerboat Instructor, a SRC instructor/assessor and RYA and STCW’95 Sea Survival Instructor.

Accessibility

Screen Reader Friendly: Yes

Accessibility Summary: This publication conforms to WCAG 2.0 Level AA. It contains structural and page navigation. Some pages from the print version are not included in the EPUB. Long descriptions are present. No videos are present.

Accessibility Features:

Images have alternate text
Images have long descriptions
Book has table of contents
Structural navigation
Print page number navigation

Accessibility Hazards:

None

Accessibility Conformance: WCAG 2.0 AA

Self-Certified by: Royal Yachting Association

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